Music Biz Member Border City Media Debuts New BuzzAngle Music Charts
Music Biz member Border City Media announced that it is officially making its BuzzAngle Music charts available. Charts include Top Albums, Top Songs and Top Artists. The new tool can produce charts...
View ArticleMusic Biz 2016 Returning to Nashville Next May 16-18
Inaugural Music City convention was biggest in eight years WEA is first confirmed sponsor July 14, 2015 – The Music Business Association (Music Biz) annual convention will return to Nashville for...
View ArticleMusic Biz Adds Schoolkids Records and The Sound Garden to Board of Directors
July 16, 2015 – The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has added two music industry veterans to its Board of Directors. Stephen Judge (Owner of independent record store Schoolkids Records, record...
View ArticleBill Wilson Talks ‘Why You Should Care About Music Metadata’ With Hypebot
In this episode of the Music Business Podcast, Hypebot talks with Bill Wilson, VP of Digital Strategy and Business Development at the Music Business Association. Wilson discusses the state of metadata...
View ArticleNew Member Profile Feature: Artist Growth
Company Name: Artist Growth Company Location: Nashville, TN Number of Employees: 14 Number of Years in Business: 3 Primary Contact: Matty Umy, Founder/CEO, matt@artistgrowth.com Company Description:...
View ArticleMusic Biz Announces Fall Webinar Series Lineup
The Music Business Association is back with its Common Ground Webinar Series to showcase new products and services, give members important Association updates, and present the newest market and...
View ArticleEntertainment & Technology Law Conference Returns To NYC on 9/29
Music Biz’s Entertainment & Technology Law Conference Series was created over five years ago to merge entertainment law issues with insight on the new technology and media concerns that are at the...
View ArticleMusic Biz Set To Bring Music Startup Academy to Denver for First Time
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will be hosting it’s first Denver based Music Startup Academy on Thursday, October 8th. The course curriculum will provide insights into key areas like...
View ArticleNew Member Profile Feature: Deezer
Company Name: Deezer Company Location: San Francisco, CA Number of Employees: 25 Number of Years in Business: 8 Primary Contact: Julien Simon, VP of Music Rights & Label Relations, js@deezer.com...
View ArticleMusic Startup Academy To Make Its First Trip To Philly On 10/28
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will host its first Philadelphia-based Music Startup Academy on Wednesday, October 28. The course curriculum will provide insights into key areas like...
View ArticleNew Member Profile Feature: RadioWave
Company Name: RadioWave Company Location: Baltimore, MD Number of Employees: 4 Number of Years in Business: 12 Primary Contact: Andy Reich, CEO, areich@radiowavemonitor.com Company Description:...
View ArticleMusic Business Association to Hold First Denver-Based Music Startup Academy
Local startups can apply by September 25 to pitch industry experts at Shark Tank session September 9, 2015 – The Music Business Association (Music Biz) – in collaboration with partners and sponsors...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Takes Action Against Sharebeast
Music Biz President, James Donio, released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s termination of Sharebeast: “Music Biz is heartened to see the U.S. Department of Justice...
View Article12 Colleges and Universities, 1,000+ Students Join Music Biz Academic...
September 15, 2015 – Twelve colleges and universities along with more than 1,000 students have already signed up for the Music Business Association’s (Music Biz) Academic Partnership Program, which...
View ArticleCMA ‘New Artist of the Year’ Nominee Thomas Rhett Premieres Exclusive Video...
Winner Will Receive Two Tickets to “The 49th Annual CMA Awards” and $1,000 MARLTON, N.J./WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 16, 2015: Kicking off the fifth annual “Countdown to the CMA Awards” contest as...
View Article“Music Biz Makes Music Licensing Easy” via SynchTank
From a September 21 post on SynchTank’s Syncblog: “We all know that music licensing can be complicated. Throw in international laws, and it reaches a whole new level of incomprehensibility. However,...
View ArticleRIAA 2015 Mid-Year Music Sales & Revenue Numbers Released
James Donio, President of the Music Business Association, commented on the release today of the RIAA’s Mid-Year 2015 music consumption report: It is extremely encouraging to see that overall wholesale...
View ArticleMusic Biz Announces Three New Board Members from Major and Indie Record...
September 22, 2015 – The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has elected three new representatives from one major label and two of the biggest independent music companies in the U.S. to fill current...
View ArticleMusic Biz Board Secretary Ryan Redington of Amazon Named One of Billboard’s...
Congratulations to Music Biz Board Secretary Ryan Redington of Amazon for being named one of Billboard‘s 40 Under 40! It’s great to see so many Music Biz members and friends on the list. The honorees...
View ArticleWhat A Time To Be Alive: Drake & Future Debut Score Big With Mixtape
James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz), commented on this week’s sales numbers issued by Nielsen (published in Billboard) and Border City Media. “The sales charts were...
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